{"nrhp_refnum":"80004201","name":"Wormeley Cottage","other_names":["Wormeley-Montague House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Virginia St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Urbanna","county":"Middlesex County","state":"VA","lat":37.63581430700003,"lon":-76.57784832599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-05-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small story-and-a-half frame cottage on the south side of Virginia Street in Urbanna, Middlesex County, Virginia, on a lot originally conveyed to Ralph Wormeley in 1747. The form dates it to the second half of the 18th century.","why_significant":"It is one of the few 18th-century buildings left in the former Rappahannock River port town of Urbanna. It is a vernacular building with traditional Virginia features and is an example of modest housing of its period. Its ownership history is tied to Ralph Wormeley and to the nearby Lansdowne property.","narrative":"Wormeley Cottage is a small frame building on Virginia Street in Urbanna, a former Rappahannock River port town. It has one and a half stories, three bays and three narrow gabled dormers. A brick chimney with Flemish bond stands off-center at the east end, set back to serve corner fireplaces. Inside, a side-passage plan holds a large main room and a narrow lean-to room, with an enclosed stair along the passage wall. The lot was conveyed to Ralph Wormeley in 1747 with a requirement to build within twelve months, though the form says it cannot confirm that the present cottage is that first structure. Its sash and Greek Revival doors suggest early 19th-century changes, and it was likely built in the second half of the 18th century. It is one of few 18th-century buildings left in Urbanna. Later owners included James Mills and Arthur Lee, who also held nearby Lansdowne. After a 1976 renovation it gained a solar heating unit and serves as an office.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular (traditional Virginia 18th and early 19th century features, with Greek Revival doors)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored in 1976 and now used as a law office; equipped with a solar heating system. Condition marked good/excellent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:56.632256-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/58/6819/41681958/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/80004201.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004201/9acf87c332-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80004201/9acf87c332-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Mojo Hand","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wormeley_Cottage,_a_historic_house_in_Urbanna,_Virginia.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mojo Hand</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wormeley_Cottage,_a_historic_house_in_Urbanna,_Virginia.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100005837","name":"Occupacia-Rappahannock Rural Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/occupacia-rappahannock-rural-historic-district-100005837/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681958","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wormeley_Cottage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713568"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/middlesex-county/wormeley-cottage-80004201/"}